Russellville Middle School's East Gales basketball team swept the season finale Thursday over the West Gales at RMS Gym. RMS East won the B game 15-8, then the A team won 42-24.

Marquis Rhodes led the East Gales with 18 points, while Drew Turner had 12. Tanner Sims led the West with nine points and Steven Baty finished with eight.

West Lady Gales sweep East

The West Lady Gales pulled off a sweep Thursday over RMS East in the season finale at RMS Gym.

RMS West won the B game 17-4 and the A game 36-24.

"This was a tough game - we did a much better job defensively in the second half, holding Alyssa (Owens) to four points," West head coach Valerie Fetters said of the A game. "Eastside is a great team, and ultimately these girls will all be teammates, which is great for Russellville. I am so proud of how our team has improved steadily throughout the season."

In the B game, Maliyah Franklin led the West with five points and Alli Preston had four. Sydney Brandon and Reagan Stringer had two each for the East.

In the A game, Shameka Ealy had six points and 12 rebounds for the West. Tori Underhill added six points, Ashton Sitkowski finished with four points and 12 rebounds, and Sarah Hale scored four.

Alyssa Owens led the East with 21 points. Shelby Thompson added eight.

RJHS East girls, West boys sweep

The RJHS East eighth- and ninth-grade girls swept Westside in the season finale at RJHS Gym, while the Westside eighth- and ninth-grade boys did the same.

The East Lady Whirlwinds won the eighth-grade game 14-8 and the ninth-grade game 21-12.

The West Whirlwinds won the eighth-grade game 38-25 and the ninth-grade game 45-26.

In brief

Riding club meeting today

The Rock'n JR Riding Club will host an organizational meeting at 3 p.m. today for the spring playdays at Bozo Price's ranch 1 mile west of Centerville. Anyone who wants to become a member is welcome to attend. Call club president Frankie Foster at (479) 453-6801 or (479) 229-4740 for more details.

Atkins to host spring registration today

Atkins will host the final signup for spring baseball, softball and T-ball today at the Atkins Middle School Gym. Cost is $40 per child for the first two, and additional children (immediate family only) are half price. Call Jarrett Jackson at 641-5708 or Shawn Rooke at 641-1213 for more details.